Fortalecimiento de la enseñanza del inglés a través de la arteterapia en estudiantes hospitalarios

Abstract

This paper addresses the need for emotional management intervention for hospitalized students who often experience negative emotions derived from hospitalization, such as sadness, fear, confusion, anger, etc. This dissertation employs needs analysis, student artifacts, observations, field notes, and semi-structured interviews in an action-research design. The pedagogical intervention will consist of twenty-four sessions of 60 minutes. The activities will be related to emotional management through English language teaching by applying art therapy methods: sculpture, painting, clay modeling, self-portraits, readings, etc. Hence, this study aims to strengthen English Language Teaching through non-traditional methods, specifically art therapy, in students-patients to contribute to their well-being and recovery during their stay at the hospital. The findings suggested that learning English by using this non-traditional method is more interesting, calming, and generally better for participants